Each winter and summer, students from China come to the USA as part of our Passages’ program. Without count, approximately 100 American Moms (and Dads, of course:)) have opened their home to these guests, inviting foreign, young adults into their homes and treating them as their own. Students generally come on the program for the career development/ leadership development Passages offers, but almost without doubt, they leave most touched in their hearts by the American families who don’t just host them, but actually love them as their own children.

Moms in these U.S homes are no doubt the biggest reason for the lingering love that exists between the foreign, young adult, and these American families. On this Mother’s Day, a few of the former Passages’ students collected pictures and gave well wishes to their American Moms. Happy Mother’s Day, Passages’ Moms. Thank you!  Our hand of friendship extended to the nations would not be the same without the love you have shown our foreign guests.

To view the tribute, simply look here: TRIBUTE